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ellerveira: I think the word you are looking for is “ubiquitous.”
squirrel: Isokoski seems to be hanging out in Vienna, from now until May (at least, she’s singing Lohengrin, Figaro, and Rosenkavalier there over these months).
I have to admit, I can’t imagine her as Desdemona either.
ellerveira … Joyce DD has the most stunning technique. No sliding around there. Every note is in place and she can trill and purl with the best of them. I am no Renaaay fan, but I find the actual colour of her voice more beautiful than JDD’s — or at least, it used to be until she started colouring each note separately — but I know which of them I would rather listen to (and look at) for an evning. JDD is wonderfully HONEST.
Isokoski is also due to do Contessa and Marschallin in London this season.
cruz — cool, let’s all go to Vienna and camp out in the Stehplatz line! Sigh… the old days!
The Isokoski Desdemona which I saw was also ruined by one russian conductor who seemed to cruise in and lead the performance without so much as introducing himself to the cast. It was all over the place, wishywashy and BAD. I didn’t really blame her entirely.
Sure! I’ve never spent Halloween in Vienna, so why not?
Don’t expect much, except some pumpkin soup!
Allerseelen … Reich’ mir die Hand …
MN: Renee is OK for me, but I find JDD to be always exciting. There’s a spontaneity in her performances that … hmmm … La Fleming sometimes lacks.
easier than traveling to Vienna: Caballe and Verrett are singing a 1970s Met Norma on Sirius right now; I heard it once already this week, tremendous stuff!